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Youth advocates for family planning break taboos in the Maldives
Maldives
In a country where marriage is a requirement for access to family planning, young people are stepping up and speaking out.
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Looming famine threatens the lives of 2 million pregnant women and new mothers in Yemen
Yemen
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has become the worst in the world.
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“I had no idea what was happening” – Menstrual health needs surge for refugees
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women and girls displaced by conflict face extraordinary hardships – not least of all, the effect of exile on their sexual and reproductive health needs.
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Five things you didn’t know about disability and sexual violence
A global study from UNFPA reveals that girls and young women with disabilities face up to 10 times more gender-based violence than those without disabilities.
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For girls escaping FGM in rural Tanzania, crowdsourced maps show the way to safety
Tanzania, United Republic of
Volunteers around the world pitch in to help protect girls at risk – linking grassroots and global action, and generating data that strengthens the push to end FGM.
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Earthquake and tsunami devastating for 45,000 pregnant women in Indonesia
Indonesia
The twin disasters have killed more than 2,000 people and impacted some 1.5 million in the worst-hit areas, including roughly 352,000 women of reproductive age.
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Five actions for choice
The extent to which couples and individuals have real choices about whether and when to have children has a direct impact on global development, says The State of World Population 2018, UNFPA’s flagship report, released…
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In Syria, safe spaces for women and girls provide more than protection
Syrian Arab Republic
“My father always wished that I would get an education. I wish he could see me now.”
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Girls are saying no to FGM – and they need political champions
Unless change comes faster, by 2030 another 68 million girls will undergo female genital mutilation.
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A call to protect women and girls on the move
Gender inequality exacerbates the grave risks facing refugee and migrant women and girls.
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Reaching pregnant women cut off from care in the aftermath of Typhoon Ompong
Philippines
Over 1.7 million people in the Philippines have been affected by the typhoon, including an estimated 52,500 pregnant women.
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Leaders demand protection for women and girls affected by conflict
Women and children account for roughly 75 per cent of those displaced by conflict. About 20 per cent are women of reproductive age.
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